Fitness and Business Insights from Alex, a Unique Fitness Enthusiast

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This conversation is with Alex, a fitness enthusiast who has a unique approach to training and has been successful in building his physique. Here are some key takeaways:

1. Starting with calves: Alex believes that training his calves first, every day, has helped him build strong legs and increased his overall strength.
2. Reverse order of weakness: He trains in reverse order of his weakness, starting with the exercises he struggles with the most. This helps him identify and correct any weak points.
3. Full-body training: Alex does a full-body workout every day, which includes exercises like squats, deadlifts, and bench press.
4. No warm-up: He does not believe in traditional warm-ups and instead gets straight into his workout, citing the Bulgarian Olympic team as an example.
5. Pressure and stress: Alex discusses the pros and cons of applying pressure to founders of businesses, and how it can be detrimental to the well-being of the founder.
6. Growth strategy: He shares his growth strategy, which involves acquiring businesses and taking a long-term approach, rather than aiming for massive returns.
7. Full-body exercise rotation: Alex does not have a fixed exercise rotation and instead adjusts his workout based on how he's feeling. If he's feeling a weakness, he prioritizes that area.
8. Genetics and growth potential: He discusses how genetics can affect one's potential for growth, citing examples of big and muscular individuals who may have low growth potential, and vice versa.

Some notable quotes from the conversation:

• "I would rather have all of our businesses triple over 5 years and get the same returns than those guys do and not burn 49 relationships."
• "I think its more about warming core temperature rather than like each specific movement."
• "I would rather take a 10x when I can get it than force a 100x and lose a 10x in the process."
• "My point being is that given that you want a well-rounded physique, you're never actually going to benefit from just training one muscle group."

Source: My Full Body Workout (With Chris Williamson), Alex Hormozi